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Witold Gombrowicz i Gajusz Juliusz Cezar, czyli o historii pewnego wariantu tekstu Ferdydurke. Całkiem niepoważne studium krytyczno-translatologiczne
Witold Gombrowicz and Julius Caesar

Author(s): Maciej Staniszewski
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Witold Gombrowicz; Ferdydurke; translatology

Summary/Abstract: One of the most famous passages written by Gombrowicz is his parody of a Latin lesson in Ferdydurke. The present article examines the writer’s knowledge of the ancient world and languages and his attitude towards them. It also shows how his parody of schoolboys’ translations of Caesar was reproduced in various languages by Gombrowicz’s translators.

  • Issue Year: 60/2005
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 220-232
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish